So last October 14 was our wedding- themed fine dining event. I was torn apart between going to the salon to have my hair and make-up done or if I should just buy some make up and do it on my own. I was asking my classmates what would they choose, and one suggested that its better to just buy your own makeup. At least after the event you get to keep it and you're assured that you're the only one who used it (yes I'm very reluctant with having my face dabbed on some makeup and brushes that a lot of faces have already used it). Judging from this post, the buy-your-own-makeup side won :D
Here's what I bought just the day before the event:
Marionnaud 5 piece travel brush set
e.l.f tone correcting concealer
e.l.f. waterproof eyeliner pen
NYX soft matte lip cream in Amsterdam
I was really surprised by how these brushes were really soft. I bought them at Watsons for P285.00 (original price is at P299.00 something-I'm not sure), I got a 5% discount because SM Lanang Premiere just opened (hurray for unexpected discounts c: ). The set comes with:
blush/ powder brush
foundation brush
eyeshadow brush (the one with the plastic cap)
eyeshadow applicator
a brow brush and tiny comb-thingy
Originally, I was planning to buy a wider- range set of brushes but then I thought that I won't be needing a professional-level brush set. The travel brush is enough for me as it is easy to carry around and convenient for emergency touch-ups.
The things I hate about it are: the eyeshadow brush applicator. I wished they just removed the thing because it's useless since there is an eyeshadow brush already. It would be better if they replaced it with an eyeliner brush. And woe for the con of travel brushes. You're stuck with a limited number of brushes (in this case only 2 brushes) if you're doing you're eyeshadow with multiple color palette. The foundation brush is fairly useless because its too tiny to do any decent cover-up, so i just use it as another eyeshadow brush.
♥ rating = 3 out of 5
At the time of the event I had a lot of breakouts because of all the sleepless nights doing our thesis. My face and hair finally gave in to the stress and I had a lot of red bumps on my cheeks and my hair wasn't that soft and shiny. Anywhoo, I HAD to buy a concealer to hide all the red pumps and pimples. The e.l.f. tone correcting concealer did the job well and the saleslady was kind enough to pick the right color for my skintone. I bought it for P129.00 at SM Department Store.
♥ rating = 4 out of 5
Hmmmmm...this is my very first eyeliner and I was deciding to go for the pot-and-brush liquid eyeliner or the eyeliner pen. I thought that the eyeliner pen was easier to apply. I was soooo wrong and I kind of regretted that I chose this over the pot-and-brush liquid eyeliner. It was difficult to apply, came out too thick and did not came out clean. But then again I'm not an expert in applying eyeliner so maybe that was a factor. I applied this on my lids after I dis my eyeshadow and it was really hard to make a perfect line. The tip of the brush would get clogged by the eyeshadow powder and the "ink" would stop midway when I was doing the line. After I'll dispose this I won't buy this anymore. I'll choose a more natural- looking eyeliner that doesn't come in a pen- form.
I also bought this at SM Department store at P129.00, together with the tone concealer
♥ rating: 1 out of 5
♥ rating = 4 out of 5, minus 1 from the perfect score for making my lips dry XD
how the NYX lip cream looks on me. My boyfriend at that time was doing his Field Study reflection. He was already getting bored XD
So that's it for my makeup reviews! :D I really hope I can get some good stuff for my next haul. ♥
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